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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe keep on tapping?
(a) He can't stop or think.
(b) His neck is in a spasm.
(c) He hopes that he will die from exhaustion.
(d) He wants the exercise.

2. At what age does Kareen remain in Joe's mind?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Nineteen.

3. What does Joe imagine the day nurse to look like?
(a) Small and young.
(b) Middle-aged, gray-haired, and large.
(c) Large, dark haired and young.
(d) Medium height, blond and older.

4. What does Joe ask of God?
(a) Nothing.
(b) To help him live.
(c) To help him die.
(d) To help the nurse understand Joe is communicating.

5. What does the day nurse do with Joe?
(a) Slaps him on the chest to communicate.
(b) Get him to sit up.
(c) Tries to calm him.
(d) Sedates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe think he can count sunrises?

2. What does Joe decide he needs to offer?

3. Where does Lucky have her son?

4. What does Joe believe he must do now?

5. What does talking to Lucky bring Joe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What obstacle does Joe see in their granting his request and what is his solution?

2. How does Joe envision his nurses?

3. What does Joe think about to try and use his mind?

4. Why does Joe think he's in England?

5. What does the nurse think Joe wants at first when Joe starts tapping?

6. What is the response to Joe's offer and Joe's reaction?

7. What does Joe remember about New Year's Eve in Shale City and Los Angeles?

8. What does the day nurse do with Joe?

9. What is Joe's first response to what the nurse communicates to him?

10. How does Joe think of Kareen and what does he wonder about her?

(see the answer keys)

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